"Crotoxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A specific complex of toxic proteins from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus (South American rattlesnake). It can be separated into a phospholipase A and crotapotin fragment; the latter consists of three different amino acid chains, potentiates the enzyme, and is specifically neurotoxic.
| Descriptor ID |
D003439
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.960.200.210 D23.946.833.850.960.200.210
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Myofiber-specific inhibition of TGFß signaling protects skeletal muscle from injury and dystrophic disease in mice. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Dec 20; 23(25):6903-15.